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JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
卷 114, 期 4, 页码 2058-2065出版社
ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1121/1.1610452
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The goal of this study was to evaluate, from a psychophysical standpoint, the neural spread of excitation produced by the stimulation of different types of intracochlear electrode arrays: the Ineraid(TM), the Clarion(TM) S-Series on its own or with the Electrode Positioning System (EPS), and the Clarion(TM) HiFocus-I with the EPS. The EPS is an independent silicone part designed to bring the electrode array close to the modiolus. Forward masking was evaluated in 12 adult subjects (3 Ineraid(TM), 4 Clarion(TM) S-Series, 3 Clarion(TM) S-Series+EPS, 3 HiFocus-I+EPS) by psychophysical experiments conducted using trains of biphasic stimuli (813 pulses per second, 307.6 mus/phase). Masker signals (+8 dB re: threshold, 300 ms) were applied to the most apical electrode. Probe signals (30 ms, 10-ms postmasker) were delivered to more basal electrodes. Masked and unmasked detection thresholds of probe signals were measured. For both Clarion(TM) HiFocus-I subjects, measurements were conducted in both monopolar and bipolar stimulus configurations. No major differences were found in forward masking between the different intracochlear electrode arrays tested in the monopolar configuration at suprathreshold levels equivalent to those used in speech-coding strategies, but significant differences were found between subjects. A significant negative correlation also was found between the level of forward masking and the consonant identification performance. These measurements showed that the neural spread of excitation was more restricted in the bipolar configuration than in the monopolar configuration for HiFocus-I subjects. It was found that CIS strategies implemented without using apical electrodes, which showed high levels of masking, could improve consonant identification. (C) 2003 Acoustical Society of America.
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